April Fool (Ronnie Lane album)

April Fool
Compilation album by
Released1999
Recorded1967–81
GenreFolk rock
LabelNew Millennium Communications
ProducersRonnie Lane, Bruce Rowland, Glyn Johns, Bob Potter
Ronnie Lane chronology
Majik Mijits
(1981)
April Fool
(1999)

April Fool is a compilation album by the English musician Ronnie Lane. Released in 1999, it consists mostly of material from his 1970s albums with the band Slim Chance, plus songs from earlier bands Small Faces and Faces, and a number of rare and unreleased tracks.

It included liner notes from journalist Ian Fortnam and Slim Chance member Charlie Hart, and was released in support of the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Great Britain.[1]

Track listings

No.TitleNotesLength
1."Son of a Baker"Small Faces 
2."Itchycoo Park"Small Faces 
3."Lazy Sunday"Small Faces 
4."Richmond"Faces 
5."Tonight's Number"Ron Wood and Ronnie Lane, from Mahoney's Last Stand 
6."How Come"Alternate acoustic version (also released on Tin and Tambourine) 
7."Ooh La La"Live version, mid '70s 
8."The Poacher"From Anymore for Anymore 
9."Give Me a Penny"Alternate version, also released on Tin and Tambourine 
10."One for the Road"From One for the Road 
11."Harvest Home"From One for the Road (runs at a faster tape speed) 
12."April Fool"from Rough Mix 
13."Barcelona"from See Me 
14."Kuschy Rye"from See Me 
15."You're So Rude"Live at Rockpalast, 1980 
16."Last Tango in NATO"Steve Marriott / Ronnie Lane Majik Mijits session, 1981; version released on the CD 'Together Again', 1996 
17."Debris"Ronnie Lane's Big Dipper, Capital Radio session 1981 
Bonus CD2 (included on some editions only)
No.TitleNotesLength
1."Stone"Ronnie Lane's Big Dipper, Capital Radio session, 1981 
2."(Green's) Chicken"Majik Mijits session, 1981 
3."Anymore for Anymore"Alternate version, 1974 
4."What Went Down (That Night with You)"Alternate version, 1974 
5."Innocence Lost"Actually an instrumental rehearsal of Last Orders (The Party), 1975 

References

  1. ↑ liner notes